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March 31,1942. A. T. QUADY TOY Filed May 27, 1941 2 IIIIIII...

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Albert T. Quady, Great Falls, Mont.

Application May 27, 1941, Serial No.395A62 3 Glaims.

The present invention relates-to improvements in toys and moreparticularly to an aerial toy of the parachute type.

An important object of the invention is to provide a toy of thischaracter, wherein the same is manually thrown in flight and the descentthereof is controlled by a parachute which is normally supported in afolded position on the body of thetoy, the parachute adapted toautomatically open when the toy has reached a predetermined height inflight.

Another object of the invention is to provide an aerial toy embodyingnovel air pressure operated means'for releasing the parachuteafter thetoy has been manually thrown into the air.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of atoyhaving the above features which is simple in construction, thoroughlyreliable thereafter in operation, attractive in appearance, beingimitative of a parachuteoperator, and relatively inexpensive tomanufacture.

The. invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote likeor correspondingparts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure -l is a vertical sectional View with parts in side elevation, ofan aerial toy embodying the features of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional View taken substantially on line 2-2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail sectional view taken substantially online 33 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed description thereof, thereference numeral 5 generally designates a toy constructed in accordancewith the present invention and comprises a sectional, hollow body 6imitative of a parachute jumper in reality and in attire. The body 6 isto be formed of any desired material and is of the general appearance inoutline of a human being including right and left leg portions 1 and 8respectively, and a head 9. As is readily seen in Figure l of thedrawing, the entire figure is of hollow formation and supports mechanismfor releasing the parachute it which is normally confined within acompartment ii attached to the back of the figure.

securedat one end as indicated at l3 to the body 5. The coverl4'for-the'case-is mounted'on a hinge =B likewise attached to the bodyE,and said cover includesside portions l5 which fit'over the parachute IU'for entirely concealing the same. The free end of the cover 14 isformed with a lip it which is locked by meansof the down turned end ofthe lever ll. An arm l8 projects from the body 6 for supportingthe'lever I1, the latter being pivoted intermediate its ends thereto asindicated at [8. As more particularly shown in Figure 1 of the drawing,one end of the-lever ll extends through an apertureill formed in thehead of the figure for a purposeto behereinafter described. A flexiblecord Ztforms the-means of anchoring the parachute to the-body, said cordbeing attached tova lip i2 secured to the back of the body adjacent thehead'thereof. As is to be understood, when projecting the toyin flight,-the parachute-is entirely concealed within the case ll and-the coverthereof is secured bymeansof the-lever ilk in accordance withthe'present invention, a. timingmechanism* is employed for effectingrelease of theparachute after the 1- toy has-been manually projectedinto the air. This mechanism comprises a cylinder iii-held by means ofsupportsfi within the hollow body 6. The-upper end of .thecylinder 23isclosed by means of a cap 25 formed with a central aperture 26 throughwhich projects a piston rod 21, said rod extending through the top ofthe head of the figure through an aperture 28. Thelower'end of the rod21 carrie's a piston C which is formed of a leather washer 29 heldbetween a pair of metal washers 3i] and locked on the rod jbyir'neansofnuts .3I. The leather washer 29 closely engages'the walls of thecylinder 23, the piston acting as a pump for drawing air into thecylinder as the rod 21 is raised. A coil spring 32 is held in thecylinder 23 between the cap 25 and the washers 29, said spring adaptedto slowly urge the piston downwardly after the toy has been thrown intothe air.

The upper end of the rod 21 carries a cap 33 to which is attached aflexible cord 34 adapted to be grasped in the hand of a person forprojecting the toy into the air, this being accomplished by whirling thetoy as it is suspended by the flexible cord 34. The whirling action willraise the rod 21 and the piston C to substantially the position shown inFigures 1 and 2 of the drawing. The lever I1 is actuated to release thecover l4 and parachute It] by the conical shaped member 35 carried bythe rod 21. The action The parachute case I I includes a back wall I2 ofth spring 32 111 force th rod 21 and t piston downwardly, bringing themember 35 into contact with the inner end of the lever I1, forcing saidlever to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 of the drawing. Thespring hinge l5 will cause the cover M to move to the dotted lineposition, thus freeing the parachute In to be suspended by its cord 2!in substantially the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1.

Air from within the cylinder 23 escapes through a vent 36 formed in thebottom wall of said cylinder. In one leg of the figure, preferably theright leg 1, there is disposed a tube 31 which carries an elongatedneedle 38, the tapered end 39 of which is disposed within the vent 36.The lower end of the needle 38 carries a screw 40 provided with a slot4| for the reception of a screw driver or similar tool by means of whichsaid needle can be adjusted for regulating the escapement of air throughthe vent 36. As is to be understood, rotating the needle 38 to the rightwill move the end 39 upwardly into the vent 36 thereby restricting theflow of air and, rotating the needle 38 to the left, will move the samedownwardly to free the vent 36 permitting free flow of air therethrough.By properly adjusting the needle 38, it is possible to regulate therelease of the parachute IU when the toy has reached its maximum height.

It is thought that the operation of the toy is readily apparent from theabove. The needle 38 acts as a valve when disposed in the vent 36 forregulating and controlling the flow of air from the cylinder 23 duringthe downward movement of the piston C by its spring 32. The timingmechanism is automatically set during the whirling of the toypreparatory to launching it into the air as at that time the rod 21carrying its piston is drawn upwardly into the cylinder. The descendingtoy with the parachute released, is most attractive and entertaining tochildren as it is imitative of a parachute jumper in reality.

Also it will be understood, of course, by those skilled in the art thatvariations in the hereinabove described device involving thesubstitution of substantial equivalents for the devices described areintended to be comprehended within the spirit of the present inventionand that the invention is capable of extended application and is notconfined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the preciseconstruction described and,

a body of hollow formation, a compartment mounted on the back of saidbody having a pivoted cover, a collapsible parachute anchored to thebody and normally collapsed within said compartment, latching means forsaid cover, a cylinder mounted within said body, a rod operable withinsaid cylinder and having one end projecting through said body, pistonmeans mounted on the other end of said rod, and means mountedintermediate the ends of said rod for actuating said latching means torelease said toy upon the downward movement of said rod within saidcylinder.

2. A toy of the character described comprising, a body of hollowformation, a compartment mounted on the back of said body having apivoted cover, a collapsible parachute anchored to the body and normallycollapsed within said compartment, latching means for said cover, acylinder mounted within said body, a rod operable within said cylinderand having one end projecting through said body, piston means mounted onthe other end of said rod, means mounted intermediate the ends of saidrod for actuating said latching means to release said toy upon thedownward movement of said rod within said cylinder, and means disposedin the lower end of said cylinder for controlling the flow of air fromthe cylinder during the downward movement of said rod, whereby thetiming of the release of said parachute can be adjusted.

3. A toy of the character described comprising a body, a compartmentmounted on the back of the body, the said compartment having a coverhinged to open backward and downward, a parachute tied to the body andnormally housed in collapsed arrangement within the compartment, apivoted latch for releasably holding the cover in closed position, acylinder mounted within the body, a piston slidably fitted in thecylinder, a rod attached to the said piston and projecting through oneend of the cylinder, the said cylinder having an outlet in the oppositeend, an abutment on the projecting portion of the rod operable toactuate the latch to release the parachute upon downward movement of therod, a spring mounted in the cylinder operative to yieldingly urge thepiston and rod to downward latch tripping position, and adjustable valvemeans connected with the outlet of the cylinder for controlling the fiowof air from the cylinder and the movement of the piston under the actionof the spring.

ALBERT T. QUADY.

